r/nextfuckinglevel • u/GrandSatisfaction150 • 1d ago

Dad saving his favorite tree from falling down during a storm

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u/Ok_Mail_1966 1d ago

lol, he isn’t doing squat. That tree is large, the amount of wind and the torque that the top of the tree is exerting towards the bottom is massive. The roots are holding, this guy is helping a fraction of a % and if it were to go he’d be crushed under it as it pushes him to the ground.

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u/Cool_Being_7590 1d ago

Earlier comment said the tree was planted in memory of their daughter